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East Stroudsburg Normal School opened it doors on September 4, 1893. Today, ESU is a comprehensive university in northeastern Pennsylvania offering 58 undergraduate and 22 graduate degrees and is one of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Through teaching, research and service the Department of Health Studies is dedicated to preparing exemplary practitioners who will function as leaders in our global society affecting changes to eliminate health disparities and improve societal health.

The coursework as well as the hands-on experiences built into the curriculum provide a solid foundation for students wishing to either start a career after graduating in any state or going on to complete a graduate degree.

Degree Options

Bachelor of Science in Health Education - A 120 credit degree program with 42 credits that prepares candidates for a health education career as a teacher in elementary or secondary schools.

Are you interested in ...

Implementing standard-based units of instruction that assist children and youth to engage in positive healthy behaviors

Engaging in the opportunity to promote and implement a coordinated school health program

A program that is part of the dual degree and dual certification for Health and Physical Education

Choose Health Education at ESU

Qualified, experienced faculty

Clinical experiences/student teaching

Is Health Education a career path for me?

Career Potential and Settings

The School Health Program is designed to provide training for a health education career as a teacher in the elementary or secondary schools. The program is also advisable for careers as health coordinators for elementary or secondary schools or as health instructors in school related health centers.

The Health Education Teacher Certification program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as an approved K-12 certification. Also the program has attained National Accreditation approval at the exemplary level from The American Association for Health Education (AAHE) and the Council for the Accreditor of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation as part of the Teacher Education Unit at ESU.

More detailed career information is available from the department.

Program Features

The School Health Program is designed to provide training for a health education career as a teacher in the elementary or secondary schools. The program is also advisable for careers as health coordinators for elementary or secondary schools or as health instructors in school related health centers.

Additional Requirements:

Admission Requirements

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has established new requirements for all candidates in teacher preparation programs. Please refer to the section The College of Education (p. 57) in this catalog for specific requirements for admission into teacher education programs.

All teacher education students should be in frequent consultation with their academic advisers to make sure they are meeting the appropriate program and certification requirements which will vary depending on a variety of circumstances.

The student must complete the following requirements for admission into the health education teacher certification program: